Philippine Nickel
Industry Association
The nickel companies’ reforestation and revegetation programs not only facilitate ecological rehabilitation of mined-out areas but also provide employment to residents and to the indigenous community as well as create livelihood programs that are vital to strengthening the local economy.
A yearly tradition since its development stage in 2013 – and bringing operations on-stream the following year – Agata’s two-day commemoration of Earth Day 2019 was greeted with familiarity and anticipation by all its employees and contractors as well as the active involvement of Tinigbasan National High School students in its host municipality of Tubay.
The Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA), through its seven (7) member-companies, has once again boosted greening efforts as part of ongoing rehabilitation and reforestation at their respective mining areas. Ensuring environmental and ecological sustainability in areas where nickel is mined, members of the Philippine nickel industry have planted an estimated 5.3 million trees to […]
HAPPENING TODAY: Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) Executive Director Charmaine Olea-Capili discusses PNIA’s programs and the recently concluded Nickel Initiative 2019 at Wednesdays Media Forum with Regional Business Writers and Correspondents. The Forum, held at Abreeza Mall in Davao, aims to gather key industry insights from various speakers.
For the third time, Berong Nickel Corporation receives a national safety excellence award in a recently concluded 5th National Convention and General Assembly in Cebu City. The award was given to BNC because of its strong implementation of highest level of safety and having achieved a no lost time accident in their operations. “The attainment […]
Coral reefs are widely recognized to be important ecologically and biologically. However, reefs have been noted under stressful conditions due to various natural and man-made disturbances. Similarly, coral reef in Lambason island (Millari Island) had been stressed by various human activities notably due to ill methods of fishing by the local folks.
As part of the community development support of Berong Nickel Corporation, a mining company located in Berong, Quezon, Palawan, it has released around 294 million pesos already providing financial resources among dedicated key sectors, beneficiaries that include tribal and local community members. In an exclusive interview of Palawan Daily News, Resident Mine Manager of Berong […]
Agata Emergency Response Team dominates Industrial Category in fire safety competition Butuan City, Agusan del Norte / May 2018 – Literally blazing the trail at the Butuan City Sports Complex, fire and emergency responders across Agusan del Norte gathered under the scorching heat of summer for the yearly Provincial Fire Safety Olympics organized by the […]
DMCI Mining Corporation doubled its nickel ore shipments in the first quarter of 2019, from a year earlier, but does not see this performance “holding up” for the rest of the year.